New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-04-10
CHURCH THOUGHT AND TALK
RELIGIOUS NEWS AND GOSSIP AT HOME
AND ABROAD.


RELIGIOUS NEWS AND GOSSIP AT HOME
AND ABROAD.
Wben the NON. EuiscopAl Protestant denominations
first began to observe such ecclesiastical festivals -
Easter few years ago. many Episcopslians thoaehs
that indicated on their part desire to return to
the Church which they had lett" But they begin
to see now that such il not necessarily the case 10
quite possible Tor to acknowledge the beauty
and appropriateness Of such esv ais and yet remain
invinciby ignorant Of q great deal OF historic
theology. Tho truth is the general Observance
of church festivals and the greater fondness for ritual
ceremonisls manifest to-day, are largely the natural
reaction from the hardness and grimness that once
characterized Professionalism. Tue same great tendency
which substitutes the ornate, though it may be
hybrid Gothic Church, tor the od-time dry-goods box
meeting house," is at work in the ceremonies and
observances of all the churches, adding little lite
and color here, softening And harmonizing the view
there and rounding of the corners and angles OF
dogmas in order to adapt them tor their Journey
through the world. This asthetical renaissance may
perhaps tend to weaken the Church In some ways
but the other hand there no possible doubt tnas
it commends tho church to numerous class OF people
to whom the bare Puritanism OF hundred years ago
would be intolerable.
It is told of ambitious clergyman near st. Louis
that he recently wrote to church which was with
out a PASTOR Offering himself candidate for the
pulpit. He said that he would preach once for any
number of successive Sabbatbs and the Church could
appoint any other man they chose to preach the
second sermon on Sabbath. and that he would keep
the preaching contest up as long as desired and lie
against him he would step down and out. But the
Church has decided not to have any hometical duel
in the pulpit as yet.
The illness Of Bishop Lee of Delaware recalls to
correspondent Of q The ST. Louis Globe Democrat
one of the many bon mots of the late Miss Katharine
Bayard, who was noted tor her cleverness at re-
partee The Secretary's daughter was one day walk
ing the streets OF the sleepy old town OF wilmington,
.,Ix hara hat a had ms
a and ill., said the %iiminetsnap ioteied from
saS to it s Mss s
sick OF biz see.
The Rev. ID. j. McMilen was not long ago doing
missionary work in Utah. On one occasion he made an
appointment to preach in town In the Territory.
delegation of Mormons waited on him and forbade him
preaching under penalty Of DEATH He went to the APP
pointed place, laid his Bible down. and said to tho
scowng crowd a have tho truths Of this book to
offer s sna S Ss Ssys
bullets propelled BY powder tor the man that dares
modest me Ia the discharge of my duty"
At conference of the Society Of the Royal Law OF
the Episcopal Church, held in the Bible House on
March q, Bishop Potter presiding. arrangements
were made for q conference Of Church women, with
the clergy Of the diocese to be held on Tuesday the
22d OF November preceded by Quiet Day for
Women, Monday the 2lst Of Noye%b .S: Topic.
tons; g. In Societies 4. In the Mission Field, al At
Home ID, Abroad; s. In Training Workers.
The Rev. Styleman Herring, of London. England is
sending al appeal TO all the English colonies suggest
ing levy OF a shilling from each church member tor
the poor cergymen OF the English Church He thinks
that in this way the Coonists might useuy celebrate
the Queens Jubilee. But the appeal does not seem
to meet with much favor in the colonies We should
rather suggest" says The Toronto Globe :" re-
distribution OF English clerical incomes and somc-
what better equalization Of the same. We turn to
Wbittaker's Almanac and there we learn that the
Aroh ia nferhu IA n n
with entirely pleasant and commodious palace or
two. His SIX canons have 5000 apiece and bis
Bishop of London have only $4,000 each. Still they
could, even with such incomes do something hand.
the 81 Of .SS
So, 600 each. Then there are numbers Of very
fat benefces which could also be utilized. In
short there is great for very drastic operations
in that rich church, that none be eased and none
burdcned,' without charity collection being asked
the world over tor the wives and families OF those
who are still passing rich on not much more than
fifty pounds year."
The different denominations of Protestant
Christians IN Ptsfed, Mass, so united ia their
sympathies that they have been able to join together
IN the services OF Holy Week The circular appoint
ing these union services was addressed TO the
Church OF God, which is in Pttsded' These Pttsfeld
Christians would TO say to those Christians who
spe I'd all theii time in talking about unity, that the
way To have union Is smp y 10 unite.
Avenue Congregational Church, of Brooklyn " The
Times" OF that city says: He is in his fttieth year,
and ne is man of the brawny, physical type repre-
seokcd by DIR. Pentecost. whom he also resembles III
his mental makeup they both preach gospel of M
uncertain sound aud make vigorous efforts to bring
sinners to Christ. Neither of then is TO the man.
born in Congregation alisn. one having come
into from the Baptist faith and the other from the
Methodist. Starting from tar distant points, both
hare arrived at the same place. DIR. Meredith was
for nearly twenty years Methodist ltinerapt before
he denOmin
brothers are still in the ministry Of that church. He
reported to lie an able and eloquent orator and
preached III leading churches in Newly DIRK, Newark,
Hartford and other cities"
There ia in the Episcopal Church Society for the
Home Study of the Holy Scriptures and Church
History" which appears to be doing very success
fully the work which 1t set out to do The Presi-
dent is Bishop Doanc, OF Albany. A somewhat simi,
Diocese OF North Carolina. Its course OF stadyis az
Church History. T. Church Doctrine; o. Special
pupil -(a) Apostoca Succession lb Mode OF Bap,
usm. (c) Infant Baptism; !d) Confirmation and
SssF. ts be s selected! seAo. The Help text
the Study OF the Bible 3. Pal,ners cc,esiastical
History: 4. sadlerss Church Doctrine Bible Truth.
3. Percval's ApostOlcal Succession and Ondeido
Episcoracy Tested by Scripture.
"Perhaps' says ST. George Mivart. the we'll known
English Catholic writer, " there is no dogma mora
repellan to the modern mind than that of the eternity
of hell and things could be justly reI ellsnt
than the way in which that dogma has been pro.
claimed and defended by certain thcooeians In wha!
a different light however, will that doctrine appear IL
hell is regarded tue asylum u natural beattude,
provided by supreme mercy aud love Tor those who
by their own acts have rendered it impossible even
for Omnpotence to give them more since the vision
OF God. not thus merciully yeiled but face to
face would be to them no cause Of rapture but OF
suffering"
TIE Rev. Mark Guy Pearce, well-known Wesleyan
Methodist minister OF England, is his way to
New York. lie comes to this country to ask for
financial aid tor the Wesleyan Mission OF London.
Tho CT rstian Advocate bespeaks tor him warm
welcome personally but it does not think that il is tho
duty OF American Methodists TO help the Methodists
OF London. "The great body of American Method
lets" it belong to the toilers whose surplus.